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Crisis and Disaster Management

Course description: The "Crises and Disaster Management" course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for effective response to public health emergencies, natural disasters, or man-made disasters. The course focuses on ensuring the continuity of medical care and guiding health systems to handle epidemics, natural disasters, and major incidents.
Credits: 2
Objectives of the course :

1. Preparing healthcare personnel capable of planning, responding, and managing resources with high effectiveness during crises to ensure the continuity of medical care delivery, minimize loss of life, and protect the safety of medical teams.
2. Effective health emergency response: Providing students with the knowledge and skills necessary for strategic planning and rapid response to various health crises and epidemics.
3. Efficient management of medical resources: Training healthcare personnel on how to mobilize, organize, and distribute medical and human resources (such as medications and doctors) to ensure the continuous delivery of healthcare without interruption.
4. Applying triage and evacuation protocols: Equipping students with the skills to assess and classify cases (medical triage) during disasters, in addition to how to implement and manage safe evacuation plans for hospitals and facilities.
5. Risk Analysis and Assessment: Developing students' analytical and predictive capabilities to identify threats and mitigate their impacts on the health system and society.
6. Crisis Leadership and Communication: Enhancing leadership skills, decision-making under pressure, and effective coordination among medical teams, government authorities, and various relief organizations.

Course outputs :

• Comprehension and Knowledge:
– Emergency Concepts Comprehension: -Understanding the nature of health crises and disasters, identifying their types (natural, biological, etc.), and their direct impact on health systems.
- Familiarity with the disaster cycle and knowledge of the four phases of disaster management (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery), along with an understanding of risk assessment mechanisms.
– Understanding local and international health laws and regulations, as well as the policies and legislation governing medical work during emergencies.
• Skills:
- Medical Triage and Classification Skill: The ability to apply the medical triage system to prioritize treatment and save the lives of casualties in numbers exceeding capacity.
- Rapid response skills: the ability to prepare emergency plans, efficiently manage available resources, and implement simulation scenarios to handle mass casualties.
Communication and coordination skill: The ability to communicate effectively and exchange information with clinical work teams and other supporting entities (such as Civil Defense) to ensure the continuity of healthcare.
Leading under pressure: Gaining the ability to make decisive and rapid decisions and manage crises effectively in high-risk work environments.
Values, independence, and responsibility
Demonstrating leadership skills, teamwork skills, and a continuous desire for self-learning, which are essential for professional competence

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